Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoTIL about Tuffi the elephant. In 1950 Tuffi the elephant survived a fall from the suspended railway (Schwebebahn) into the river Wupper 12 meters below with just minor injuries. She died in 1989en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down13
arrow-up1105arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Tuffi the elephant. In 1950 Tuffi the elephant survived a fall from the suspended railway (Schwebebahn) into the river Wupper 12 meters below with just minor injuries. She died in 1989en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·2 years agoJesus… forced to work in the circus from age 4 in 1950 until her death in 1989. Poor thing. Just put through decades of hell.
minus-squarelumpenproletariat@quokk.auBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoWe’ve done elephants dirty. For such intelligent and capable creatures, we’ve probably treated them some of the worst.
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoAnd imagone being suspended above a river from a railway. Poor thing.
Jesus… forced to work in the circus from age 4 in 1950 until her death in 1989. Poor thing. Just put through decades of hell.
We’ve done elephants dirty.
For such intelligent and capable creatures, we’ve probably treated them some of the worst.
And imagone being suspended above a river from a railway. Poor thing.